Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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46.0% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 58.7% | 62.9% | 67.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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0.0% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 11.5% | 14.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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1.6% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 13.8% | 16.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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0.0% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 12.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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7.8% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 19.1% | 22.0% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.77% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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59.5% | 60.1% | 60.6% | 61.1% | 61.6% | 62.1% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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2.785% | 2.802% | 2.819% | 2.835% | 2.852% | 2.869% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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9.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 14.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.82% | 9.13% | 9.44% | 9.75% | 10.05% | 10.36% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.47% | 0.82% | 1.17% | 1.51% | 1.85% | 2.20% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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8.92% | 9.12% | 9.32% | 9.52% | 9.73% | 9.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.23% | 0.33% | 0.43% | 0.52% | 0.62% | 0.72% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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